Acclaimed Northern NSW singer-songwriter Sam Buckingham is set to release her long-awaited third album Dear John on April 8, 2022. Co-produced by Sam and long-time collaborator Kent Eastwood, the album was recorded by Audio Engineer Paul Pilsneniks (Angus & Julia Stone, India Arie, Eric Bibb, Silverchair) at Byron Bay's Rockinghorse Studio - the result sees Buckingham delve into some new sounds, as heard on the first two singles from the record.
Whilst it was the last song to be written for the forthcoming release, the first taste from the album came in 2021 with Something More, a powerful catchy anthem focusing on the issues of gender equality, being heard, and self-expressing. This coincided with a string of sold-out shows for Buckingham on her June 'Something More' Tour, along with support slots for Paul Kelly, Kate Miller-Heidke, Ben Lee and Tim Freedman – "Buckingham wowed the crowd with her soaring vocals, silencing the room." STACK Magazine
Now comes new single Run, a song about finding the courage to leave a toxic relationship. Inspired by 80's production, the melodic track is a rollercoaster listening experience featuring dark lyrics and a bright jangly bridge.
Says Sam, "I was originally planning to make a mostly acoustic album. We started pre-production in my makeshift living room studio and then, late one night, I wrote Run. All of a sudden, I realised that the album I was about to make wasn't the album that I wanted to make. I scrapped 70% of the songs I'd written for the album and started again."
"I put a foot in the middle
the other one a little bit out, ready to run
I put a hand on his waist and another on his face
To tell him I'm coming undone
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